WeCare at Mt. Lebanon

    350 Old Gilkeson Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15228
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    2.51·(59)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      2.0
    • Staff

      2.3
    • Meals

      1.0
    • Amenities

      2.1
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate and dedicated nursing caregivers
    • Engaging activity program (bingo, crafts, music, outings)
    • On-site physical and occupational therapy services
    • Private rooms located near nursing station
    • Social amenities (game room, snack shop, monthly entertainment)
    • Owners or leadership involvement in resident care
    • Occasional strong responsiveness from administration

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels and reliance on agency workers
    • Gaps in personal-care and bathing routines
    • Medication-administration and clinical-response inconsistencies
    • Sanitation, laundry, and housekeeping management issues
    • Weak communication and phone responsiveness
    • Limited mobility-equipment availability
    • Inconsistent meal quality and portion delivery
    • Gaps in staff professionalism and conduct
    • Weak incident-reporting and family-notification processes
    • Asset security and record-keeping weaknesses, including allegations of theft
    • Management oversight and accountability deficiencies
    • Restrictive or inconsistently applied visitation policies during infection-control events

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews present a highly mixed picture of WeCare at Mt. Lebanon. Several families describe consistent positives — attentive nurses, active programming, and on-site therapy — while others raise operational concerns that affect safety, comfort, and communication. Experiences vary considerably by shift and by staff members on duty, producing polarized accounts from satisfied long-term residents to families who chose to move loved ones out.

    Care quality appears inconsistent. Positive accounts highlight individual nurses and aides who provide attentive, effective care and clinicians who helped with rehabilitation and fall-prevention measures. Conversely, other accounts describe gaps in routine personal care (for example, irregular bathing schedules and delays in addressing incontinence-care needs), missed or delayed medication administration, and occasional lapses in monitoring that families found concerning. These differences suggest variability in clinical practice and supervision across shifts.

    Staffing and professionalism are recurring themes. Multiple comments indicate understaffing and frequent use of temporary or agency personnel, which reviewers associate with continuity problems and limited familiarity with residents. Language barriers, inconsistent communication tone, and examples of unprofessional behavior and privacy breaches were also described. There are also serious, individual-level claims — including allegations of theft and other criminal conduct by staff — that families flagged as requiring regulatory attention.

    Dining and basic services show uneven performance. Some residents enjoy social meals and occasional dining outings, while others described inconsistent meal quality, missed portions, and limited menu variety. Housekeeping and laundry management were frequently criticized for sanitation concerns, odor issues in some areas, missing linens or clothing, and inconsistent room upkeep. Facility-owned mobility equipment was described as limited, requiring families to provide wheelchairs or wait for replacements.

    Activities and social programming are often cited as a strength. Reviewers mention a lively activity schedule with bingo, card tournaments, crafts, music, church services, and monthly outings that support engagement and social interaction. A snack shop and on-site entertainment are also noted as positive amenities that contribute to resident satisfaction.

    Management and communication show a mixture of responsiveness and gaps. Some reviewers report helpful, accommodating administration and visible owner involvement, including improvements under recent leadership changes. Others describe difficulty reaching business office or nursing leadership, slow callbacks, and inconsistent follow-through on promised payments or staffing commitments. Visitation policies during infectious outbreaks were described as restrictive by some families, creating additional stress around access and transparency.

    Notable patterns: variability by shift and staff member is common across topics (care, cleanliness, meals, communication). Staffing shortages and reliance on agency personnel correlate with the most frequent operational complaints. At the same time, consistent activity programming and instances of strong nursing care are strengths that families cite when their experience is positive.

    For prospective residents and families: consider an in-person visit during multiple shifts, ask about current staffing ratios and agency usage, review medication and incident-reporting procedures, inspect cleanliness and linen management, confirm mobility-equipment availability, and request documentation on any investigations or allegations. These steps can help assess whether the facility's current operations match your expectations for safety, hygiene, and clinical oversight.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

    WeCare at Mt. Lebanon is located at 350 Old Gilkeson Rd, Pittsburgh, PA, 15228.

    About WeCare at Mt. Lebanon

    WeCare at Mt. Lebanon sits as a large care center with 350 certified beds and serves an average of 84 residents each day, and over the past year, it's changed hands in ownership and currently links up with Wecare Centers and also goes by WeCare at Mt. Lebanon Rehabilitation and Nrsng Ctr. The facility is a for-profit corporation run by Wecare Hcc LLC, with Gedaliah Wielgus, Jarod Stragand, and Carolyn Hall having started management in August 2024. It's got a Skilled Nursing Facility and offers short-term rehabilitation programs for people who need rehab between hospital and home, with services like physical, occupational, and speech therapy, dialysis care, pain management, and personal care home options. WeCare has a memory care unit for any stage of Alzheimer's, assisted living, senior living, and adult day center services, and it also has outpatient rehab and a transitional rehabilitation unit for around-the-clock care after hospital stays. There's a gym for residents to keep active, a beautician on-site for grooming and social visits, and a store for picking up basic things, while the staff run programs and activities designed to help keep both mind and body active. However, the facility has a high nurse turnover rate at 91.4%-much more than the state average-and staffing sits lower with 3.17 nurse hours per resident each day, which is below the state's average. There's a history of 77 total deficiencies in inspection reports, including problems with infection control (6 of those), pest control failures, timing of meals, alternatives to meals and snacks, and dietary accommodations, especially regarding allergies and personal preferences for residents. Despite efforts from dedicated teams and a family-like setting, these care and compliance challenges have been noted, so families may want to weigh the environment, staffing, and care when considering WeCare at Mt. Lebanon.

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    WeCare at Mt. Lebanon offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 350 Old Gilkeson Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15228.

    No, WeCare at Mt. Lebanon does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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